Preface

Downtown Toronto’s never-ending construction works and soaring property prices have for over a decade been pushing Torontonians to look for more affordable and cosier alternatives in the city’s West End. While Ossington and Roncesvalles have long passed their saturation points, it is time for the Junction to shine.

Named for its location among four rail lines built in the late 19th century, the Junction was until recently considered a drab neighbourhood. The area started to gradually emerge in the mid-noughties, and in the past five years it has…

Last year we engineered the perfect neighbourhood and received praise from the World Health Organisation for putting small business at the core of our high street. This year, we’ve come up with a better borough.

Long overshadowed by Seattle and San Francisco, Oregon’s largest city has achieved its own renown for an outdoors lifestyle, environmental emphasis and clichéd-but-real mania for coffee, beer, food and wine. North Portland…

This tree-lined street in Sydney’s Surry Hills led the neighbourhood’s transformation from a quiet, run-down suburb into a cool shopping destination with a real sense of community. Bourke Street is at the centre of the…

In Bandung, the capital of West Java, a growing hub of creative businesses are choosing to stay put and build an arts and crafts industry. Suddenly, ‘Made in Indonesia’ has become a phrase with a reputation behind it.